Not to mention that this movie will blend CG characters with live-action actors means it will likely be visually quite jarring.

This is not to say that you cannot make CG characters blend with live-action actors but the difference here is that Sonic the Hedgehog has its own visual styling that is built off Naoto Ohshima’s brilliant designs.

Whether that will mix well with live-action is something I am skeptical about but, for now, it at least looks like Sonic will be voiced properly and that makes me happy.

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